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  2. THE AGONY OF THE SUN.

    The appeasement of autumn slowly descends upon all things on earth, and the pale sun's stay above the horizon is shortened a little every ...

    Article : 659 words
  3. THE CUBS; BEES; AND HONEY.

    In his "Anecdotes of Big Cats and Other Beasts," newly published by Methuen, Mr. David Wilson tells of how he adopted a couple of bear ...

    Article : 234 words
  4. A MARINE AEROPLANE.

    The first heavier-than-air machine to make successful flights starting from and alighting upon water is the Fabre. For this purpose the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 170 words
  5. OLDER THAN BABYLON AND NINEVEH!

    Remains of what is believed to be the oldest prehistoric city so far discovered have just been unearthed in Arizona by Mr. A. Lafave, a mining ...

    Article : 1,063 words
  6. FROM NATURE'S BOOK.

    A single plant of red poppy will produce 60,000 seeds. Lake Erie contains it is claimed, more fish to the square mile than ...

    Article : 1,988 words
  7. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    The largest airship built in Germany has three cars, the middle for passengers and the fore and aft ones for the engines. The ship will carry ...

    Article : 388 words
  8. A NEAT TRICK.

    It adds a great deal to the success of a trick if it is preceded by a seeming failure, and in cases of this kind it is a further advantage if the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 419 words
  9. WHERE PAPA DOESN'T COUNT.

    The paradise of the mother-in-law has been discovered. Nunivak Island a low, marshy bit of land lying in Bearing Sea Just off the Alaskan ...

    Article : 310 words
  10. BETWEEN THE COURSES?

    The stranger in the hotel plumped down his bag. "I wanter room!" he said. "No. 37!" rapped out the clerk. ...

    Article : 119 words
  11. PORTLAND'S PRIZE.

    On February 9, 1746, occurred one of those gallant single-ship actions for which our navy of the "wooden walls" period is so famous. While ...

    Article : 379 words
  12. WHEN COMPLIMENT-PAYING PAYS.

    As the door opened the tattered tramp hastily doubled up his back. "Madam." he croaked, "you be'old before you none other than the father ...

    Article : 282 words
  13. GAS SOLD IN BOTTLES.

    The notable revival of gas lighting, caused by the invention of the incandescent gas mantle, has now a strong ally in the introduction of liquefied ...

    Article : 279 words
  14. A CHINESE RAZOR.

    Shaving at the hands of a Chinese barber using native instruments most be an uncommonly uncomfortable experience, judging from two razors ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 235 words
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